The Practice of Discretion in Implementing Forest-Rehabilitation Policy in Forest Management Unit

Abstract

Many of the policy objectives can not work because the policy is bad or unimplemented in the field. Many from the leader of the Forest Management Unit (FMU) are not brave to create an initiative and the creative policy and discretion. So that, the work and goals of the institution are not working. This study analyzed the implementation of discretion in forest and land rehabilitation policy (RHL) on street-level bureaucracy (SLB). The study conducted at Forest Management Unit (KPHL) Rinjani Barat, used Michael Lipsky's conception about street-level bureaucracy and discretion in the forest management. The result shows the history and forest tenure problem become a forest management framework for SLB. Because of that, forest management from top down system has changed to participatory between SLB and communities. The result of RHL policy is sucess story, good forest management and community welfare.